diff --git a/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector.php b/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector.php
index 872345f986d..af0ce151531 100644
--- a/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector.php
+++ b/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/ReturnTypeFromStrictNewArrayRector.php
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ private function processAddArrayReturnType(
         $node->returnType = new Identifier('array');
 
         // add more precise array type if suitable
-        if ($returnType->isArray()->yes() && $this->shouldAddReturnArrayDocType($returnType)) {
+        if ($this->shouldAddReturnArrayDocType($returnType)) {
             $this->changeReturnType($node, $returnType);
         }
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ private function shouldSkip(ClassMethod|Function_|Closure $node, Scope $scope):
         );
     }
 
-    private function changeReturnType(ClassMethod|Function_|Closure $node, ArrayType|\PHPStan\Type\Constant\ConstantArrayType $arrayType): void
+    private function changeReturnType(ClassMethod|Function_|Closure $node, ArrayType|ConstantArrayType $arrayType): void
     {
         $phpDocInfo = $this->phpDocInfoFactory->createFromNodeOrEmpty($node);
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ private function matchArrayAssignedVariable(array $stmts): array
         return $variables;
     }
 
-    private function shouldAddReturnArrayDocType(ArrayType|\PHPStan\Type\Constant\ConstantArrayType $arrayType): bool
+    private function shouldAddReturnArrayDocType(ArrayType|ConstantArrayType $arrayType): bool
     {
         if ($arrayType instanceof ConstantArrayType) {
             if ($arrayType->getItemType() instanceof NeverType) {